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Myakka Fire Protection District and East Manatee Fire Rescue District firefighters gather with Manatee County Commissioners to celebrate the merger of the two departments. Photo by Scott Lockwood.
  • By Scott Lockwood |
  • September 22, 2021
East Manatee fire departments aim for seamless transition

Commission approves East Manatee Fire Rescue's takeover of the Myakka City Fire Control District.

  • East County
  • News
Scott and Sarah Stevens both graduated with a master's degree in analytics from Georgia Tech University in Atlanta May 7 at Bobby Dodd Stadium.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • May 26, 2021
River Club of Lakewood Ranch area family masters education

Father/daughter finish off master's degree in analytics in May at Georgia Tech.

  • East County
  • Opinion
Longboat Key Chamber of Commerce President Gail Loefgren with 2018 Small Business Person of the Year (11 or more employees) winner John Horne, third place winner Taylor Coan and second place winner Lynn Horne.
  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • October 14, 2019
Small Business Week to announce winners on Oct. 15

The event has been going on all week.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Spanish Main consists of 212 villas.
  • By Suzanne Elliott |
  • November 18, 2018
Longboat community's long-term vision meshes with new zoning proposals

Spanish Main residents encouraged their long-term redevelopment plans mesh with new town zoning proposals

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Brynn Mechem |
  • April 20, 2021
County to disperse $13 million in rental assistance

Those eligible will be able to receive up to 12 months of rental assistance.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Jnana Wilson Cooper, pictured at the WBTT 20th Anniversary Celebration in 2019, is excited to come home. (Courtesy photo: Sorcha Augustine)
  • By Spencer Fordin |
  • June 8, 2022
WBTT alum returns to the stage her talent helped build

Jnana Wilson Cooper isn't just a founding member of the Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe. She's more like family.

  • Arts + Culture
Joe McElmeel and Scott Gray stand in front of gifts donated by the Republican Club of Longboat Key.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • December 23, 2020
The nice list: Longboat groups turn up the cheer

Your friends and neighbors helped out a lot during this holiday season.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Pickleball and tennis are constant sources of enjoyment on the Key.
  • By Sten Spinella |
  • September 5, 2019
Longboat Key pleases pickleball and tennis players with court solutions

The question now is, which comes first: the new pickleball courts, or the replacement tennis courts?

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Cypress Cash seeks to build four single-family homes at 551 Broadway Street, 7009 Longboat Drive North and 7017 Longboat Drive North. Among the six apartments there now, only one of them is being rented.
  • By Mark Bergin |
  • October 7, 2021
Broadway proposal would be first of its kind on Longboat

Plan to replace apartments with four homes taps into town's process to remake non-conforming properties.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Economic Development Corp. President and CEO Lisa Krouse said the organization has made great progress under her leadership of the last 11 months. (File photo)
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • June 9, 2022
EDC will keep its reduced county funding — for now

The County Commission voted 3-2 to continue funding the Economic Development Corp. of Sarasota County through 2022-23.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The triceratops needed armor to protect itself from dinosaur predators.
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • February 10, 2022
Bishop exhibit offers a lost (and found) world

“Dino” Don’s DinoVenture brings long-lost dinosaurs to realistic life at The Bishop Museum of Science and Nature.

  • Arts + Culture
The Staatsoper Hamburg performance of Falstaff played at the Sarasota Opera House on July 10. (Courtesy photo: Monika Rittershaus)
  • By Spencer Fordin |
  • July 11, 2022
Enjoy world-class performances all summer with HD at the Opera

Live performances might be out of season at the Sarasota Opera House, but you can still catch world-class caliber artistry at the HD at the Opera series.

  • Arts + Culture
Michael Jordan Courtesy photo
  • By Katie Johns |
  • January 10, 2018
Mystifying murders inspire Longboater to write first book

Michael Jordan’s book, ‘The Company of Demons,’ is a psychological thriller with its basis in Cleveland’s notorious Torso Murders.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Michael Levitan, 71, said he plays golf at University Park Country Club three times a week, sometimes four, and it has kept him from going nuts.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • April 22, 2020
Golf offers 'safe haven' for East County athletes

Golfers say the sport keeps them mentally and physically healthy during COVID-19.

  • East County
  • Sports
Jonathan Leatt.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • March 30, 2022
East County Athlete of the Week: Jonathan Leatt

The Lakewood Ranch freshman finished first in the 1,600-meter run at the 2022 Palmetto Meet.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By David Conway |
  • September 9, 2021
9.11 Remembered: Sarasota, Longboat Key took center stage

Sarasota residents in the area on that fateful day recount their memories of where they were when they heard the news — and how they responded in the aftermath.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Jay Heater |
  • September 14, 2022
East Lakewood Ranch home highlights Sotheby's first live real estate auction

Just off State Road 70 near Myakka City, the 41.9-acre ranch is expected to soar high above its current $2.01 million bid.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • December 22, 2011
News Briefs

County doesn't object to term-limits case request; Residents warned about seasonal scams; County offering discounts on classes

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Manatee County hopes to be more prepared to face a major hurricane in 2018.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • January 10, 2018
Is Manatee County better prepared to face a hurricane after Irma?

Officials say shelters and roads need improvement.

  • East County
  • News
Anjolie Zerbini and Shayla White learn how to play the drums together.
  • By Amelia Hanks |
  • March 28, 2019
Sarasota's Girls Inc. steps into a role

Spring break program showcases female role models in 'The Lion King' for members of Girls, Inc.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
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